{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/iowa-dot-awarded-over-68-million-for-southwest-mixmaster-project", "Iowa DOT Awarded Over $68 Million for Southwest Mixmaster Project", "2024-09-20", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IA", "Chuck Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", "grassley", "https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is announcing the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) secured $68,662,000 to reconstruct the I-80, I-35 and I-235 interchange in Des Moines. The U.S. Department of Transportation will administer the awards through its Mega Grant Program, which is funded by the Grassley-backed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).\n\n\u201cThis interchange has held up for many decades under significant traffic volume. But it\u2019s past time for a revamp to enhance efficiency and ensure drivers\u2019 safety. These federal dollars will help get the millions of people who pass through our capital city each year where they want to go,\u201d Grassley said. \u201cI voted for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with Iowa\u2019s future in mind, and I\u2019m glad our state is seeing a return on that investment.\u201d\n\nThese federal resources will enable IDOT to reduce congestion and increase navigability at the interchange, where reports indicate nearly 1,000 crashes occurred between 2018 and 2022.\n\nSpecific construction projects include:\n\nNew flyover bridges from southbound I-25/80 to eastbound I-235 and to westbound I-80;\n\nA new bridge on westbound I-235; and\n\nAn additional lane on eastbound I-235 between 50th Street and Valley West Drive.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/iowa-dot-awarded-over-68-million-for-southwest-mixmaster-project"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7307450287044048, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}